Senior/Engineer (C&I) - (EL-FNP250819 009/01)

Xcellink Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcellink Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Instrument & Electrical Engineer to support maintenance and reliability across instrument and control systems in a petrochemical/industrial setting.

The role involves ensuring compliant installation, commissioning, testing, and certification of electrical and instrument equipment, plus participation in emergency response and major turnarounds as required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Professional accreditation or affiliation with engineering bodies is advantageous.
• Minimum eight (8) years’ experience in instrument & control maintenance/design in oil & gas or petrochemical plants.
• Familiarity with local codes, regulations and submission procedures; strong knowledge of electrical & instrument engineering design.
• Experience in functional safety for process industries per IEC 61511; certification is a plus.
• Experience with installation, commissioning, maintenance and troubleshooting of large, complex electrical, instrument and control equipment in oil, gas or petrochemical sectors.
• Experience with PLC programming tools; Siemens PLC experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for instrument-related issues to Production and Maintenance teams.
• Liaise with Production and Maintenance to reduce instrument maintenance costs and improve availability.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders, including government agencies, on interfaces to ensure conformity.
• Prepare and update instrument maintenance procedures for systems including PLC, Fire & Gas, ESD, metering, CCTV and security.

Skills

Electrical & electronics engineering

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Tools

Siemens PLC

PLC programming software

Job description

• Provide technical support and solutions for the Production and Maintenance teams for instrument-related issues.
• Liaise closely with Production and Maintenance teams as to how to reduce instrument maintenance costs and increase availability and functionality.
• Liaise with external stakeholder including government agencies on possible gas pipeline network and electrical power grid, instrument and metering interfaces to ensure conformity.
• Prepare and update instrument maintenance procedures for all instruments, PLC, Fire & Gas system, ESD, metering, CCTV and security equipment is up to date.
• Conduct root cause analysis for instrument related incident and recommend preventive and corrective actions to prevent future occurrence.
• Carry out MOCs project to resolve and improve instrument reliability and operational issues from engineering, construction to commissioning.
• Ensure verification, inspection, testing and reporting to management in respect of all electrical and instrument equipment used for maintenance and their certification for use in hazardous areas of the terminal.
• Participate and provide support in execution of maintenance or major equipment turnarounds in the terminal.
• Manage functional safety lifecycle of SIS in the Terminal.
• Support expansion project from meeting overall facility integrity point of view, ensure smooth integration and any opportunity to leverage with existing Plant is captured.
• The incumbent shall also participate in emergency response and may be assigned to a specific role and responsibility for such purpose.

Requirements

• The candidate must have a good Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Candidate with professional accreditation or affiliation to professional bodies of engineers will have an advantage.
• Minimum eight (8) years practical experience in an instrument & control maintenance / design function in an oil & gas or petrochemical Plant.
• Conversant with local codes, regulations and submission procedures, and must possess expert knowledge of electrical & instrument international engineering design.
• Experience in functional safety for the process industry as per IEC 61511. Certified functional safety engineer will be an advantage.
• Experience in installation, commissioning, maintenance and trouble shooting of a variety of large and complex electrical, instrument and control equipment in the oil, gas or petrochemical industry is required.
• Experience with common PLC programming software and languages and able to troubleshoot third party equipment issues through program debugging. Experience with Siemens PLC will be an advantage.